A LICENSEE says she will appeal against Basildon Council’s refusal allow her pub to expand.

Lynn Mohseni, of the Gun, in London Road, Bowers Gifford, wants to build a new function room, mainly as a venue for wakes following services at Pitsea Crematorium and Cemetery, in nearby Church Road. The council refused her application, arguing the green belt site was unsuitable for such a use.

However, Mrs Mohseni, who re-opened the Gun two years ago with husband, Abi, feels the pub is a special case.

She said: “Families want to come to us for wakes. We have a good reputation for doing them well.

Admittedly I've only been in the pub once since it reopened but it seemed that there is a room out the back. The 'public'bar was the only other part of the establishment open and I use at the time. The restaurant portion was shut but there seemed to be a lot of mourners filing into a room off the public bar area.

Having said that it's a decent place to gofor a drink and I'm glad that it's been reopened/revamped in the past few years as so many other local pubs have bitten the dust and shut/been demolished.

Good luck to them.

I thought they already had a room for this purpose.
Admittedly I've only been in the pub once since it reopened but it seemed that there is a room out the back. The 'public'bar was the only other part of the establishment open and I use at the time. The restaurant portion was shut but there seemed to be a lot of mourners filing into a room off the public bar area.
Having said that it's a decent place to gofor a drink and I'm glad that it's been reopened/revamped in the past few years as so many other local pubs have bitten the dust and shut/been demolished.
Good luck to them.Howard Cháse